my portable PS2slim laptop project

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hiitsme
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my portable PS2slim laptop project

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this will be my first project of this kind. i am trying to make a simple and functional portable ps2 laptop.

here what i have done so far and what i have planed

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after my unsuccessful attempt with a portable dvd player screen, and a lesson learned the hard way in digital and analog signals. i ordered a 7in lcd w/ a controller from aeicomp.

i am ready to desolder the composite input socket and wire directly from the ps2 mother board to it. i am not planing to remove the a/v socket on the ps2, hoping that i can still plug in a tv when not using the lcd.

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ive desolder the power socket, and did a pretty crappy soldering job (the holes were big i couldn't really do much else) with some IDE cable. im hoping these wires are okay and the soldering job will suffice.

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there are 3 of these sensors that sense when the ps2 disc cover is open. without the standard ps2 case they will always be on so i am planing to glue them down permanently with some plastic cement.

as for the case im planning to make a simple case with wood. i have no knowledge of cnc routing and such.

currently i have no idea about what to do for power.
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Post by Skyone »

Nice to see someone else making one of these. Simply enough, I suggest you use thicker wire for powering connections, that's the most thin wire I've ever seen used. :P
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Also insulated wire I think would be better. Less of a chance of something shorting out if it's jarred or bumped.
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Skyone wrote:Nice to see someone else making one of these. Simply enough, I suggest you use thicker wire for powering connections, that's the most thin wire I've ever seen used. :P
Thin power connections will destroy you. Even if they can get the unit turned on, they will not be able to provide enough power for any serious amount of time.
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